CBI conducts raids on 14 locations, including ex-Garhwal university vice-chancellor

DEHRADUN: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted raids on 14 residential and office premises, including of former vice-chancellor of

HNB Garhwal University

, in connection with alleged fraud committed in

granting affiliations to private colleges

and institutes.

According to the CBI, the searches were conducted in Dehradun, Srinagar in Pauri Garhwal district and Noida in Uttar Pradesh. Three lockers in different banks were used and various incriminating documents pertaining to the case have been recovered, the CBI officials said.

The accused in the case includes JL Kaul, former VC of Garhwal University, DS Negi, then OSD to VC, and others, including Anil Saini, Arvind Gupta, GDS Warne, Sanjay Chaudhary, Joginder Singh and private institutions.

CBI had earlier registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against the then VC of Garhwal University and others on the allegations that the VC during his tenure, from 2014 till 2016, committed certain irregularities in grant of affiliation to various colleges/institutes.

It was also alleged that the said public servant alongwith his OSD and other unknown officials of Garhwal University "encouraged extension of affiliation to different private institutes and colleges in contravention of the rules for continuation or extension of existing affiliation of colleges".

After completion of the enquiry, six regular cases were registered.

The investigation in the case is still on, according to the CBI spokesperson.